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October 30, 2017

Palestinian Complaints about the Balfour Declaration Reveal the Crux of the War on Israel

Palestinians are still fighting the recognition of any Jewish sovereignty.

With the approach of the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, which falls this Thursday, the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, launched a campaign demanding that Britain apologize for the commitment of its then-foreign secretary to support the creation of “a national home for the Jewish people” in the Land of Israel. While London has made clear it will do no such thing, the date will still be greeted with anti-Israel protests. Rick Richman comments:

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October 30, 2017

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